Westpac Banking Corp. CEO Gail Kelly Presents Interim Results

Westpac Banking Corp. CEO Gail Kelly Presents Interim Results

Westpac to Pay Special Dividend After Cash Profit Rises 10%

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Westpac Banking Corp. signage is displayed at the entrance to Westpac Place, the company's headquarters, in Sydney, Australia, on Friday, May 3, 2013. Westpac, Australia's second-biggest lender by market value, will pay a special dividend for the first time since 1988 after first-half cash earnings rose 10 percent on tighter cost controls. Photographer: Brendon Thorne/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Westpac Banking Corp. signage is displayed at the entrance to Westpac Place, the company's headquarters, in Sydney, Australia, on Friday, May 3, 2013. Westpac, Australia's second-biggest lender by market value, will pay a special dividend for the first time since 1988 after first-half cash earnings rose 10 percent on tighter cost controls. Photographer: Brendon Thorne/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Westpac to Pay Special Dividend After Cash Profit Rises 10%

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Gail Kelly, chief executive officer of Westpac Banking Corp., is viewed through a camera viewfinder as she speaks during a news conference in Sydney, Australia, on Friday, May 3, 2013. Westpac, Australia's second-biggest lender by market value, will pay a special dividend for the first time since 1988 after first-half cash earnings rose 10 percent on tighter cost controls. Photographer: Brendon Thorne/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Gail Kelly, chief executive officer of Westpac Banking Corp., is viewed through a camera viewfinder as she speaks during a news conference in Sydney, Australia, on Friday, May 3, 2013. Westpac, Australia's second-biggest lender by market value, will pay a special dividend for the first time since 1988 after first-half cash earnings rose 10 percent on tighter cost controls. Photographer: Brendon Thorne/Bloomberg via Getty Images